1Social Security (Australian Government disaster recovery payment—Tasmania bushfires) Determination 2020 (No. 9)

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Social Security (Australian Government disaster recovery payment—Tasmania bushfires) Determination 2020 (No. 9)

I, David Littleproud, Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management, make the following determination under subsection 1061L(2) of the Social Security Act 1991 (the Act).

Dated 17 January 2020

Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management

1 Name

This instrument is the Social Security (Australian Government disaster recovery payment—Tasmania bushfires) Determination 2020 (No. 9).

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day it is signed.

3 Definitions

(1)In this instrument:

destroyed means damaged to the extent that:

(a) for a residence—it must be demolished; or

(b) for a major asset or assets—it is unusable.

immediate family member, of a person, means:

(a) the person’s partner; or

(b) the person’s natural child, adoptive child or step-child; or

(c) the person’s natural parent, adoptive parent or step-parent; or

(d) the person’s legal guardian; or

(e) the person’s brother, sister, step-brother or step-sister.

Note This term is used in a different sense to that used in the Act.

major asset or assets means:

(a) an asset, with a market value of at least $20,000, located at the person’s principal place of residence; or

(b) two or more assets, with a combined market value of at least $20,000, located at the person’s principal place of residence.

Note: Examples Building, large fixed structure, motor vehicle, caravan, water tank, large scale machinery, heavy equipment.

major damage means:

(a) for a residence:

(i) damage to the interior of the residence; or

(ii) that the residence is structurally unsound; or

(iii) damage to the residence that exposes the interior of the residence to the elements; or

iv) sewage contamination of the interior of the residence or of the water supply to the residence;

(b) for a major asset or assets other than a water tank—that it is burnt, or damaged by heat, ash or smoke, to the extent that it needs to be replaced; or